| 2004-2005 NORTH DAKOTA STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Defending Champ - Grand Forks Central. Favorites - Fargo South, Minot. Quarterfinals: 02/24/2005 Grand Forks Central (14-9-1, East #4) defeated Minot (22-1-1, West #1) 6-2. Grafton-Park River (17-8-0, East #2) shutout Williston (18-6-1, West #3) 7-0. Grand Forks Red River (16-7-1, East #3) defeated Bismarck (14-10-1, West #2) 4-2. Fargo South (17-7-1, East #1) defeated Bismarck Century (11-13-1, West #4) 6-5. Consolation Semifinals: Minot (23-1-1, West #1) defeated Williston (18-7-1, West #3) 8-4. Bismarck (15-10-1, West #2) defeated Bismarck Century (11-14-1, West #4) 5-2. Semifinals: 02/25/2005 Grand Forks Central (15-9-1, East #4) defeated Grafton-Park River (17-9-0, East #2) 4-3 in overtime. Grand Forks Red River (17-7-1, East #3) defeated Fargo South (17-8-1, East #1) 4-2. Grand Forks Red River scored two goals in each of the first two periods to lead 4-0 after two. Fargo South outshot Grand Forks Red River 27-22. Consolation Final: Minot (24-1-1, West #1) defeated Bismarck (15-11-1, West #2) 4-2. Third Place Game: Fargo South (18-8-1, East #1) defeated Grafton-Park River (17-10-0, East #2) 5-3. Final: 02/26/2005 Grand Forks Red River (18-7-1, East #3) shutout Grand Forks Central (15-10-1, East #4) 3-0. Grand Forks Red River carried the play and outshot Grand Forks Central by a wide margin. The Roughriders outshot the Knights 9-3 in a scoreless first period. Grand Forks Red River had a 10-2 edge in shots in the second period, but the game remained 0-0 until late in the period when senior forward Derek Kuntz fired a shot, on a partial breakaway, from the top of the right circle that the Grand Forks Central goaltender got a piece of but trickled into the net, at 15:43. In the third period, the game remained a close 1-0 battle through most of the period; however, junior forward Marc Mihulka of Grand Forks Red River slapped in a rebound, at 14:37, to give the Roughriders a 2-0. Grand Forks Central pulled their goalie in the final minute, but senior forward Kyle Endres of the Knights notched an empty net goal, at 16:23. Grand Forks Red River outshot Grand Forks Central 33-10. For Grand Forks Red River, Kuntz and Endres each had 1 goal, 1 assist. Goalies: Grand Forks Red River, Eric Olson, Grand Forks Central - Kelvin Shane. North Dakota Mr. Hockey Jake Marto, Defenseman, Grand Forks Central |